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System Features
INTER-TEL
®
AXXESS
®
MANUAL VERSION 11.0 – May 2008
Placing a Conference Call
A. PLACING A CONFERENCE CALL
32.5 To place a conference call:
1. While on a call:
Inter-Tel Phone: Press the button, or press or
and enter the
Conference feature code (5). The party is on conference wait hold (hears music), and
the button flutters. The display shows CALL NEXT PARTY TO CNF.
Single-Line Set: Hookflash (press
RECALL) and enter the Conference feature code (5).
The party is on conference wait hold (hears music).
2. Place an intercom or outside call to another party (or return to a call on hold) to be
included in the conference. If your phone has menu buttons, you can press the
IC
DIRECTORY
or OUTSIDE DIR menu button to look up numbers, if desired.
NOTE: An existing conference is not a valid “party” for another conference.
3. Place the party on conference wait hold:
Inter-Tel Phone: Press the button again. Or, press or
and enter
again.
Single-Line Set: Hookflash (press
RECALL) and enter the Conference feature code (5).
The party is on conference wait hold (hears music).
4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 until all desired parties are on conference wait hold (or the maxi-
mum allowed number has been reached).
5. Connect all waiting parties in the conference:
Phones with Menu Buttons: Press the
CONNECT TO CONFERENCE menu button.
All parties are connected. The display shows CNF IN PROGRESS. The button
and a CALL button flash slowly. You can use the following menu buttons:
— HOLD: Press this button to place the conference on hold.
— DISCONNECT: Press this button to remove your station from the conference. If
there are no other stations in the conference, all parties are disconnected. If there
is still another station in the conference, the parties remain connected.
— ADD PARTY: Appears only if you have not reached the maximum number of
allowed parties. Press this button to leave the conference parties connected while
you place another call to be added to the conference.
— MUTE: Press this button to turn the phone microphone on or off during the con-
ference.
— TRANSFER CNF: Press this button and enter an extension number to transfer the
conference to another station or the Voice Mail application.
Other Phones: Press the button again. Or, press or
and enter
again. All parties are connected. Display phones show CNF IN PROGRESS. The
button and a CALL button flash slowly.
Single-Line Set: When all parties are on conference wait hold, hookflash (press
RECALL) and enter the Conference feature code (5). All parties are connected.